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Sarah Longwell discusses with Andrew Weissmann the impact of Donald Trump on American institutions and the future of democracy.

Sarah Longwell talks with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann about his new book: "Liar’s Kingdom" They discuss how Donald Trump exposed weaknesses in American institutions, why misinformation has become so central to modern politics, and what that means for the future of democracy. Weissmann explains why simply winning elections won’t fix the problem, explores how other democracies handle threats to the rule of law, and lays out reforms that could strengthen guardrails without rewriting the Constitution. Buy "Liar's Kingdom": - Chatham Bookstore signed copies: https://bit.ly/4aXHu4R - Politics & Prose signed copies: https://bit.ly/4aALp8Q - Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MHQ8MR - Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/402H2xc - Bookshop.org : Bookshop.org : https://bit.ly/3N5hVa3 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ILLEGALNEWS at https://www.oneskin.co/ILLEGALNEWS #oneskinpod

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Longwell

Guest: Andrew Weissmann

Topics covered

• American institutions
• misinformation
• democracy
• elections
• rule of law
• political reform

Keywords

• Andrew Weissmann
• Liar’s Kingdom
• American institutions
• misinformation
• democracy
• political reform

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Organizations: Chatham Bookstore, Politics & Prose, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org

Books & works: Liar’s Kingdom

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